Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive bone disease that is known for decreased bone density and quality, making bones fragile and more susceptible to fractures. It is often referred to as a "silent ...

Dr. Olesya Krivospitskaya, an endocrinologist with Metro Health, explains what osteoporosis is and how patients can seek treatments. Osteoporosis is a medical disease associated with increased ...

What is bone density? Put simply, it is a metric used to measure the strength of your bones – and a helpful method of assessing the potential risk of osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones and ...

It’s estimated more than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 live with osteoporosis, a bone disease that causes the bones to become weak and brittle. Osteoporosis, in and of itself, isn’t usually ...

More than 6 million Australians have low bone density. How does bone get lost and remade? And how do you know if it’s ...

What’s in a name? Well, if it’s osteoporosis, osteopenia and osteoarthritis, for starters, a shared prefix. “Osteo” means bone, and that matching descriptor also spells confusion for many seniors, who ...

Most people do not realize their bones are weakening until they experience a fracture. For women, the risk of osteoporosis increases significantly after menopause due to the drop in estrogen. But bone ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– Nearly one in five women and one in twenty men, over the age of 50, are affected by osteoporosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As part of our ...

Osteoporosis, a silent disease, weakens bones, leading to fractures, particularly in the hip, wrist, and spine. Affecting millions, especially women over 50, it progresses without obvious symptoms ...

Naitive’s OsteoSight tool provides a means for the earlier identification of osteoporosis via standard X-ray evaluation.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Barnett will speak on this topic as part of the USC Jorge H. Mestman Endocrine in Pregnancy and Women’s Health ...